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Department of Engineering & Applied Science, Unit Catalogue 2002/03 |
EG10040: Materials science 1 |
| Credits: 3 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: EX100 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To develop a lively interest in the available range of building materials, founded on an understanding of their microstructure and properties and their practical advantages and limits. Content: Building materials. Resources, usage and cost.. Mechanical properties; stress, strain, strength stiffness, strain energy, toughness. Bonding and Packing of Atoms The periodic table. Primary (ionic, covalent, and metallic) and secondary (dipolar) bonding. Packing of equal and unequal size atoms. Imperfections in crystals. Point and line defects, grain boundaries. Metals and Alloys Iron and steel; phase diagram for Fe-C system, Heat treatment of steels. Alloy steels. Other metals. Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Glass structure, composition. and properties. Volume-temperature relationships. Traditional and engineering ceramics. Sheet silicates. Clay bodies. Manufacture of cement. Special cements. Setting and strength of concrete. Stone as a building material. Polymeric Material and Wood Polymerisation. Amorphous and crystalline polymers. Thermosets and thermoplastics. Structure and deformation of the wood cell. Properties of timber and its products. |
EG10042: Introduction to Electrical Engineering Materials |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX80CW20 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To provide an introduction to materials types, microstructures and properties. To show the influence of materials selection on the design and manufacture of components or structures. To provide an understanding of the properties of magnetic, dielectric and insulating materials. Content: Atomic structure and interatomic bonding; structure of crystalline solids; metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers, glasses; microstructure, control of microstructure, outline of manufacturing methods; mechanical properties of materials, ductility, dislocations, brittle fracture; selection of materials, design. Origins of magnetism, ferromagnetism, domain formation, magnetisation, hysteresis, hard and soft magnets, permanent magnet materials, transformer core, eddy current loss; ferrimagnetism, ferrites, ferrite applications; electrical insulation, insulator materials, breakdown phenomena; capacitor types, dielectric properties, ferroelectrics, capacitor selection; piezoelectric materials, piezoelectric ceramics, PZT, applications, quartz, crystal resonators. |
EG10055: Properties of materials & instrumentation lab I |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: PR100 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To develop practical and organisational skills for labarotory work. To introduce the principles of report writing, materials properties and instrumentation. After taking this unit the student should be able to: Produce structured laboratory reports on engineering properties, microstrucutre, corrosion and fracture behaviour of materials in hand-written or computer format. Content: Introduction to writing laboratory reports including presentation, structure, style and treatment of experimental results. Demonstration of workshop practice. A series of 4 laboratory practicals, working in groups of 2-4 students which introduce a selection of the following: * Engineering Properties * Microscopy, materials structure * Fracture * Transducer use and electrical measurement |
EG10065: Sports applications laboratory |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: CW60ES20OT20 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: Students will be involved in the practical and theoretical studies of the techniques, strategies, technology and organisation of sports. They will have the opportunity to become involved with a number of sports from the perspective of the player, technologist and manager. Content: At the beginning of the course each student will set his/her targets and choose the sports in which he/she will become involved from the wide selection available. Each sport will be analysed in terms of performance, rules and regulations, strategy, equipment, training methods, organisation and competition. A dissertation will be produced at the end of the semester and the student will give a short presentation of his work to his/her peers. |
EG10066: Historical & contemporary studies in sport |
| Credits: 3 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX70CW30 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: The aim of this Unit is to consider the origins of sport and their bearing on the the culture of modern sporting activities. After taking this Unit the student should be able to: Describe a variety of historical factors which have influenced sport and exercise in the UK. Conduct primary historical research into the development of sport and exercise locally. Content: The nature and origins of sport, competition and exercise sports. Twentieth century sports initiatives, mass participation and related social issues. |
EG10067: Solid body mechanics 1 |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX100 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce the fundamental principles of statics, kinematics and dynamics as applied in a sports engineering context. Introduce the concept of reactions and bending moments. After taking this unit the student should be able to: Determine stresses and strains for direct static and impact loading cases. Understand the nature of equilibrium and static determinacy and produce free body diagrams; produce shear force and bending moment diagrams for beams; formulate and solve equations of motion; apply Newton's laws to problems of non-constant acceleration; calculate work done by forces; understand power, efficiency, kinetic and potential energy of a system. Content: Centroids of two and three dimensional shapes; Direct stress and strain; Impact loads: Static determinacy; free body diagrams; Shear force and Bending moment diagrams; Friction, drag and rolling resistance; Newton's laws and particle motion; Work and energy; Impulse, Momentum. and Coefficient of Restitution. |
EG10070: Solid body mechanics 2 |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: EX100 |
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| Before taking this unit you must take EG10067 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: Gain further understanding of the fundamental principles of statics and dynamics. Understand engineering simple bending and torsion theories and loading in pin jointed frames. Also understand the concepts of rotary motion, rotary power and forces in pulley and geared transmission systems. After taking this Unit the student should be able to: Calculate second moments of area for simple shapes; Calculate stresses and deflections in simple beams. Determine the shear stress and twist of circular bars in torsion; Determine the member forces in frames; Determine stresses and strains in pressure vessels; Calculate torque and angular speeds in transmission systems; Determine linear and angular velocities and accelerations in simple mechanisms. Content: Thin walled pressure vessel theory; Second moments of area; Engineers' bending theory; slope and deflection of beams; Pin jointed frames; Simple torsion; Rotational motion and centrifugal force; Rope slippage and Pulley belt forces; Geared transmission systems; Analysis of linkage mechanisms. |
EG10071: Design & manufacture |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW100 |
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| Before taking this unit you must take EG10074 and take XX10006 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce the commonly used manufacturing processes and show how they can influence the design of sports and exercise equipment. To acquaint the student with the design process and show the importance of iterative thinking and generating alternative ideas by undertaking projects. To demonstrate the importance of the specification in relation to sports equipment design and manufacture. After taking this Unit the student should be able to: Develop a requirement specification from a design brief. Analyse a problem and select a solution from a range of alternatives. Produce concept sketches and detailed drawings of components to ensure that they perform the desired function and can be best manufactured. Select from an extensive range of manufacturing processes for use in the design process. Content: Commonly used manufacturing processes - machining, grinding, casting, forming and joining. Surface finishes, limits and fits. The design process, functionality and Requirement Specification writing. Project activity: To include a Design for Manufacture exercise and also a Design and Make sports equipment exercise. |
EG10073: Materials & manufacture |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX50OT50 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce structure/property/manufacturing process relationships in metals, polymers and ceramics. To develop self instructional learning skills. After taking this unit the student should be able to: Describe the classification of materials in terms of atomic and molecular structure. Define key mechanical properties of engineering materials. Expain how mechanical properties can be related to their microstructure. Describe some of the commonly used processes for the manufacture of engineering materials and parts. Content: Study guide for self instructional learning. Mechanical properties of materials including, strength, stiffness, elastic and plastic behaviour, fracture toughness. Manufacturing process such as moulding/casting, machining, forming. |
EG10074: Introduction to design |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: CW100 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce the student to the importance of producing engineering drawings to a national standard for adequately conveying design for the purpose of manufacture. To encourage visual thinking in relation to the engineering of sports equipment and draw an awareness of the importance of functional requirements and aesthetics in their design and manufacture. After taking this Unit the student should be able to: Produce and interpret engineering drawings for manufacture and assembly. Make freehand sketches of engineering components. Content: Drawing conventions in relation to orthographic projection views, dimensioning and use of sections. Single part and assembly drawings produced manually and using the AutoCAD package. Sketching and Isometric projections. British Standards relating to products and safety. |
EG10091: Instrumentation & measurement I |
| Credits: 3 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX100 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To provide an introduction to measurement, instrumentation and signal processing. After taking this unit the student should be able to: i) match an indicating instrument or data recorder to a given signal source and estimate the accuracy of the indicated output; ii) select a suitable transducer type for a particular measurement application iii) describe the shielding and guarding techniques that are necessary to keep extraneous signals in the environment from affecting the signals in a measurement system. Content: Transducers for a range of measurements, such as: displacement, strain, acceleration, force, velocity, torque; operating principles, characteristics, selection based on application requirements. Measurement of voltage, current and resistance. Use of bridge circuits. Matching of instruments to signal sources. Thevenin's therom. Explanation of concepts of accuracy, systematic and random errors, noise, linearity and repeatability of measurements. Signal amplification; amplifier types, signal buffers, instrumntation amplifiers and active filters. Amplifier errors and drift. AC characteristics, band-width, signal-to-noise ratio. Brief description of guarding and shielding techniques. |
EG20009: Metals & alloys |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX80CW20 |
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| Before taking this unit you must take EG10040 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce the principles of alloy constitution and show their application to the thermal and mechanical treatment of engineering alloys. On completion the student should be able to identify common types of alloy phase, describe strengthening mechanisms in alloys systems, interpret simple binary phase diagrams, describe the effects of heat treatments on steels, Al and Ti alloys., describe the process of 'shape memory' in specific alloy systems. Content: The properties and structure of metals, dislocations and strengthening methods of metals including solid solution strengthening, precipitation hardening, grain size (Hall-Petch) and cold work using high strength alloy steels, aluminium alloys and titanium alloys as specific examples.Solid solutions and intermetallic phases. Phase diagrams of binary systems, invariant reactions. Equilibrium microstructures using tie lines and lever rule. Coring. Departures from equilibrium, quenching, hardenability and tempering of steels. Shape memory alloys. |
EG20027: Environmental studies: A crisis in material resources? B |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: EX75CW25 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To achieve an understanding of environmental aspects of the science and technology of engineering materials, to use this knowledge to illuminate the broad questions as to whether there is an environmental 'crisis', whether there are limits to growth, and whether there can be sustainable development, and to develop defensible positions on these issues. Content: Engineering materials feature strongly in many environmental conflicts and debates. The development of civilization and wealth creation depend on the availability of raw materials resources. The global distribution of these resources is uneven and historically it has led to territorial and financial disputes. The extraction of materials by mining and quarrying leaves physical scars on a monumental scale and there are often additional problems of environmental contamination and subsidence which result from these activities. The purification of raw materials and manufacturing processes cause a wide spectrum of environmental problems including atmospheric pollution and poisoning of water courses. At the end of the useful life of manufactured objects the potential for recycling must be considered to minimise environmental impact. Topics will be examined within the framework of: * The environmental issue or concern * Materials considerations * Environmental outcome Examples of topics: materials resources, materials properties, glass, cement, asbestos, metals, environmental degradation, polymers Seminar programme combined with a student extended essay to encourage students to integrate the syllabus content and to develop their own views on the relation between environmental science and the wider social and economic context. |
EG20030: Introduction to materials for sports science |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: EX80CW20 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To understand the science underlying the use of materials in applications used in sport. To appreciate the nature of the physical stresses imposed on materials, both natural and artificial, and how the materials react to stresses. To explore the use of high technology advanced materials in sports applications. Content: An introduction to mechanical properties: the nature of elastic stress and elastic strain. The elastic limit. Types of stress and strain. Elastic compliance. Plastic deformation and fracture. Energy absorption during loading and fracture, energy release. Specific stress and specific strain. Compare and contrast metals, ceramics and polymers as sporting materials. The limitations of homogeneous materials. Composite materials and why they are used in sport. The law of mixtures for composite materials. Natural and artificial composites; several examples of each, outlining the structure and properties. Comparison of natural composites ( wood, bone, skin etc) with artificial composites. Case studies of sports equipment , e.g. sport shoes, football studs, racquets, vaulting pole, sports bicycle; the method of construction and the performance advantages that ensue. |
EG20032: Industrial training |
| Credits: 60 |
| Level: Intermediate |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: Please see the Director of Studies for more detailed information about the Aims & Learning Objectives of the Industrial training year. |
EG20075: Solid body mechanics 3 |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX80PR20 |
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| Before taking this unit you must take EG10067 and take EG10070 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To expand on statics and dynamics knowledge gained in first year Solid Mechanics courses to cover more advanced structural mechanics topics and to introduce dynamics topics dealing with vibrations as applied to sports engineering applications. After taking this unit the student should be able to: Determine Euler buckling loads for sections in compression; Calculate stresses and deflections of beams made from composite materials; Calculate shear stresses and twist in non-circular bars; Determine resonant frequencies in single and two degree of freedom systems. Content: Buckling of struts; Bending of composite beams; Torsion of bars made from non-circular sections; Principles of vibration, resonance, single, two and three degrees of freedom systems; whirling and balancing of shafts. Associated Laboratory experiments: Euler Buckling Loads, Measurement of Natural Frequencies. |
EG20076: Fluid mechanics & aerodynamics |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: EX80PR20 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To give the students a knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and aerodynamics. After taking this unit the students should be able to: Determine hydrostatic forces, buoyancy describe the principles and practice of pressure measurement, understand the basic principles of fluid flow and the analysis of different types of flow. Determine the drag contribution from an arbitrary shaped body. Content: Hydrostatic Equation, Forces on Submerged Surfaces, Bouyancy, Bernoulli Equation, Momentum Equation, Laminar/Turbulent Flow Laminar and turbulent flow Drag of bluff and streamlined bodies. |
EG20077: Sports materials |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX80CW20 |
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| Before taking this unit you must take EG10073 or take EG10030 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To identify and describe the behaviour of engineering metal alloys, polymers, fibres, textiles, wood species and ceramics used in sport. To examine the performance of these materials in sports applications using case studies. Content: Metal alloys: extension of the introductory treatment in year 1 to encompass the more exotic materials currently being used in sport. Polymers, fibres and textiles: structure and properties of polymers, polymerisation, linear, branched and cross-linked polymers, rubbers (elastomers), viscoelasticity, glass transition temperature, creep, stress relaxation, hysteresis, damping. Fibre structure, melt spinning, cold drawing, ultra-stiff fibres, carbon and aramid fibres. Textiles, flexible fibre assemblies, weaving, design of 2-D and 3-D weaves, non-wovens, textile terminology, synthetic and natural fibres and fabrics, comfort factors in clothing. Wood: structure and properties of wood, density, mechanical properties, hardness, impact resistance, moisture-dependence, natural durability and preservation, selection, countries of origin, environmental issues, sustainability.Ceramics: structure and properties, fracture behaviour, statistics of strength for mechanical design, enhancement of toughness.Case studies. Tennis, badminton and squash rackets; Rowing boats; Sports shoes and clothing; Golf balls and clubs. |
EG20078: Sports technology group project |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: ES80OR20 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To provide experience of seeking, retrieval, organisation and presentation of information in a technological field. To provide experience of working in a group and of being responsible for a significant part of a project. To provide an opportunity to analyse the functional requirements of an item of sports equipment and the ways in which they are met in existing products. To explore the links between design, manufacture and choice of materials in the development of sports equipment. To provide an opportunity to make an oral presentation on a researched subject. On completion of the unit the student should be able to: prepare an in-depth critical technical assessment of a piece of equipment and be able to make a coherent oral presentation of researched material. Content: Small groups of students will be assigned to study a specific piece of sports equipment. Wherever possible, the assignments will be based on the student's sporting speciality. Under the direction of a supervisor, the groups will work on the preparation of a technical report covering the function, structure, manufacture and fitness for purpose of commercially available examples of the assigned item of sports equipment. An oral presentation of the group's findings will be made at a conference within the Department. |
EG20080: Polymers & composites |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW20EX80 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce polymers and polymer matrix composite materials and show their application in engineering applications. On completion the student should be able to classify polymers as thermoplastics or thermosets, have some idea of relating structure to properties to applications and understand the principles of fiber reinforcement of polymers which result in the strength, stiffness and toughness of engineering composites. Content: Polymers Homopolymers, copolymers,linear, crosslinked, tacticity, plastics, rubbers, fibres, molecular weight.; Glass transition temperature effect of structure.; Molecular motion: nature of vitrification; Viscoelasticity effect of temperature rate and structure; Crystallinity. Morphology effect of molecular structure; Elastomers. Chemical nature, vulcanisation; Stereospecific polymerisation, kinetic theory of rubber elasticity; Additives. Fillers, plasticisers, antistatic agents; Degradation: thermal, ultra-violet, stabilisers.Composites History of composite materials. Categorization into particle- and fibre-reinforced systems. Nature of fibre reinforcement (glass, carbon, Kevlar fibres and whiskers) and matrix materials (thermosets, thermoplastics and metal alloys). Comparison of mechanical properties with other engineering materials. Anisotropy. Longitudinal and transverse elastic moduli of FRPs, Rule of Mixtures, hybrid composites. Determination of modulus of elasticity at any angle. Strength of composites parallel and perpendicular to fibres, Krenchel coefficients. Load transfer in composites, interfacial shear, critical fibre lengths, critical aspect ratio. Inter-laminar shear strength. Toughness of composites, Cook-Gordon effect, fracture energy of composites. Fatigue and creep of composites, S-N curves, residual strength, damage mechanisms. Engineering applications for composites, fabrication, joining and repair. Designing with composites, application of software. Natural fibre composites and structural timber composites. |
EG20081: Materials testing and evaluation |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW20EX80 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To provide introduction to the techniques that are commonly used for measuring the mechanical properties of materials. To provide an introduction to the techniques that are commonly used for the identification or evaluation of materials. To provide an understanding of the principles that the techniques are based upon and an appreciation of their areas of application. On completion of the course the student should be able to select an appropriate measurement technique to provide specified materials property information and have an appreciation of the interpretation, accuracy and reproducibility of the technique's output. Content: Mechanical testing techniques for measurement of the elastic moduli and strengths of materials subjected to: tensile; bending; torsional and compressive loading. Techniques for the measurement of toughness, hardness, friction, wear, fatigue and creep. Dynamical mechanical measurements of polymers and composites. Statistical techniques employed in mechanical properties data analysis: normal distribution; sample size; Weibull distribution. Techniques employed in the identification and evaluation of materials: optical microscopy, sample preparation, image analysis; infrared and ultraviolet spectroscopy; powder X-ray diffraction, powder X-ray diffraction materials index; scanning electron microscope, electron probe microanalysis. Nondestructive testing: dye penetrant, magnetic particle, X-ray, eddy current, ultrasonics. |
EG20083: Sports technology topics |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: CW100 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce issues of design, function, athlete/equipment coupling, performance, manufacture, materials selection and marketing for a selection range of sports products. After taking this Unit the student should be able to: Identify for a range of commonly used items of sports equipment the critical issues relating to sports equipment design and relation ship to performance. Identify innovative aspects of the design of the selected items. Content: A series of case studies of sports equipment will be taken and analysed in respect of features such as: strength, stiffness, durability, vibration characteristics, inertia, forces and moments, materials, design, manufacture, fitness for purpose and market appeal. Especially, aspects of innovation in the development and design of new sports products will be covered. |
EG20084: Sports technology management 1 |
| Credits: 3 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX70CW30 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To give an appreciation of the contextual factors involved in sports technology management After taking this Unit the student should be able to: Explain the contextual issues within which a sports equipment manufacturer operates. Content: Special features of sport; strategic planning; organisational culture and change management; financial management; marketing management; legal factors; contextual studies (human resource management, player management, facility management, event management, sports performance development issues). |
EG20085: Sports technology management 2 |
| Credits: 3 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: EX70CW30 |
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| Before taking this unit you must take EG20084 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To give students an understanding of the contributions made by engineers and technologists towards a firm achieving its commercial goals by means of effective product and market-related policies and practices. After taking this Unit the student should be able to: Describe the commercial aspects of sports equipment manufacturing. Content: Special features of sport equipment manufacture; strategic planning; organisational culture and change management; financial management; marketing management; legal factors. |
EG20092: Laboratory Programme II |
| Credits: 3 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: PR100 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To familiarise the student with the methods available for the measurement and observation of materials structures and properties. To develop practical and organisational skills for laboratory work. After taking this unit the student should be able to: Set up and carry out experiments to determine the microscopic stucture and mechanical properties of metals and polymers. Set up methods of electrical signal measurement, recording and processing. Set up experiments to carry out vibration analysis of equipment. Content: Electron and Optical microscopy of metals and polymers. Spectroscopy. Mechanical properties and testing of materials, electrical measurements and data logging, vibration analysis. |
EG20102: The practice of science: the human & social dimension |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: ES60CW40 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To familiarise the student with the organisation of science as a collective human enterprise, laying some emphasis on areas associated particularly with scientific communication, funding, and scientific ethics where there may be differences of opinion and potential conflict. After taking the unit students should be able to * discuss the organisation of science as a collective human enterprise, making reference to such aspects as scientific communication, funding, intellectual property and professional, social and environmental responsibility; * take a responsible part in a group project; * play a responsible part in an oral presentation of the findings of a group project; * recognise the inherently mutable nature of the prevailing social paradigm; * engage fairly with matters of controversy and formulate their own opinions. Content: Contemporary science: organisation, funding, communication, and professional responsibility.Ethics and values: some principles and implications. Sustainability: implications for science & technology;Professional responsibility / social responsibility: duty to employer, the Public Interest, environmental preservation.Reasoning and "truth" in science, in other disciplines: politics, economics, ethics. Science, technology and sustainability Science, technology and progressThe prevailing social paradigm: other paradigms? Funding of science: possible conflicts of interest, piper and tune? openness of research. Publication of science: guest authorship, ghost writing, financial interestIntellectual property: and the public good, patenting of natural products. |
EG20103: Instrumentation & measurement II |
| Credits: 3 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX100 |
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| Before taking this unit you must take EG10091 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To provide an introduction to measurement, instrumentation and signal processing.After taking this Unit the student should be able to: (i) understand the characteristics of elementary AC circuits and components; (ii) be able to use LVDTs and capacitance transducers; (iii)understand the characteristics of elementary digital circuits and components; (iv) be able to set up timing devices and circuits. Content: Elements of AC theory, capacitors and inductors, mutual inductance, transformers. The linearly variable differential transformer (LVDT) application and associated instrumentation. Capacitance transducers. Electrical noise, AC bridges, advantages of narrow bandwidth amplification and detection. Resonant circuits, Q, oscillators, quartz crystal oscillators. Elements of digital circuits, gates, truth tables, counters. Timing, light gates and their integration with digital counter circuits. |
EG30008: Materials processing 1 |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX80CW20 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To acquaint students with the physical principles involved in common manufacturing processes, to establish the link between processing route and internal structure of materials. On completion, the student should be able to: describe the main features of common manufacturing processes for metals; explain the variations in macro- and microstructure produced by the different processes; discuss the advantages and limitations of competing processes. Content: Processing from the Liquid State: structure and properties of castings, effect of process variables on casting quality. Residual stresses. Processing from the Solid State: Rolling, extrusion, drawing, pressing and forging. Deformation characteristics, the effect of temperature and deformation rate on micro and macrostructures. Superplasticity. Quality control during processing. Effect of processing on material properties and structure. Machining: brief survey of conventional and specialised methods. Quality of machined surfaces, 'machinability', advantages and disadvantages. Joining Processes: solidification in weld metal, residual stresses, chemical reactions, contaminants; fusion and solid state processes, brazing and soldering, adhesive bonding. Non-Destructive Testing: dye penetrant, x-ray, magnetic particles, ultrasonic, optical holography, acoustic emission. |
EG30012: Materials processing 2 |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: EX80CW20 |
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| Before taking this unit you must take EG30008 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To extend the student's knowledge of processing / structure / property relationships in materials, in particular to include polymer and ceramic processing. On completion, the student should be able to: assess materials processing routes using objective criteria such as production rate, dimensional accuracy, flexibility; be aware of techniques for the surface modification of materials. Content: Polymer Processing; Newtonian and power flow, Poiseuille equation, rheometry. Injection moulding and extrusion of thermoplastics, die design and quality control, blow moulding, calendering and pressure forming of polymer sheet. Transfer and pressure moulding of filled and unfilled thermosetting and thermoplastic polymers. Ceramic processing: production of powders: purity control, cold and hot compacting, sintering. Relative merits of powder methods for metals and ceramics. |
EG30017: Physical properties of materials |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: EX60CW20PR20 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce the methods of statistical mechanics. To provide a coherent explanation of the thermal properties of crystalline electrically insulating solids. To explain the magnetic and dielectric properties of materials and their optimization for particular engineering applications. Content: Thermal Properties: Elements of statistical mechanics, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution: introduction to lattice vibrations, quantisation. Debye temperature, specific heat, thermal conductivity, phonons, thermal expansion. Magnetic Properties: Dipole moment of atomic orbitals, quantisation, dipole moment of atoms in solids, spin-orbit coupling, orbital quenching, crystalline field anisotropy, exchange, spontaneous magnetisation, ferromagnetism. Magnetocrystalline anisotropy, magnetisation energy, domains, Bloch walls, magnetisation process, hysteresis, domain wall pinning, soft and hard materials. Permanent magnets and transformer cores. Ferrimagnetism, ferrites magnetic recording. Dielectrics: Dielectric constant, dielectric breakdown. Capacitors, Ferroelectricity, properties of perovskite dielectrics, piezoelectricity, applications and materials. Pyro-electricity, infrared detection. |
EG30018: Dislocations & deformation processes |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX80CW20 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To describe the principal characteristics of points defect and dislocations and illustrate their behaviour during the deformation of materials. On completion the student should be able to describe the principal types of point and line defects; understand how they move and interact; relate aspects of macroscopic material deformation properties to microscopic defect behaviour. Content: Imperfections in crystals. Point defects in elements and compounds, thermodynamics of point defects, diffusion mechanisms and non-equilbrium point defects. Influence of point defects on materials properties. Theoretical shear stress. Geometry of dislocations, the Burgers vector and Burgers circuit, edge, screw and mixed dislocations. Deformation of single crystals and Schmidt factor. Force acting on a dislocation and Peierls Nabarro stress. Elastic properties of dislocations, strain energy and line tension. Dislocations in FCC crystals, perfect and imperfect dislocations. High temperature creep and mechanisms of creep. Origin of dislocations, point defect condensations and Frank-Read source. Barriers to dislocations, vacancy hardening, work hardening, solution hardening and precipitation hardening of alloys. |
EG30020: Engineering materials chemistry |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX80CW20 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: This unit, which builds on principles established in EG10004 (Materials Chemistry), aims to introduce the thermodynamic and kinetic basis for the understanding of structural changes in materials, and of material / environment interactions. On completion, the student should have detailed knowledge and understanding of: the thermodynamics of oxidation-reduction reactions, equilibria between binary phases, binary phase diagrams, stability of phases in thermodynamic terms. Content: The unit is divided into the following sections (with approximate durations): 1. Advanced thermodynamics including(5 lectures) solution thermodynamics 2. Derivation and interpretation of Gibbs' phase rule(5 lectures) 3. Ellingham diagrams for oxides(4 lectures) 4. Surface physical chemistry (3 lectures) 5. Diffusion (3 lectures) 6. Phase transformations, including nucleation and kinetics(4 lectures). |
EG30021: Project dissertation |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: ES80OR20 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To provide a thorough preparation for the final year experimental project. On completion, the student should be able to: write an extended literature review in the field of his project, and define its objectives; present a detailed experimental programme to achieve these objectives; make an oral presentation based on the above. Content: An introduction to the planning of a research programme. Each student is assigned a specific project, and with the help of a supervisor prepares an extended critical review of the literature, and plans an experimental programme in the relevant area. |
EG30022: Materials selection in engineering design |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX80CW20 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To co-ordinate previous studies of structural materials, first by an introduction to the classes of engineering materials followed by consideration of composite materials. Examination of the selection of materials for real engineering applications follows. On completion, the student should be able to: describe the various types of engineering materials, fibre composites, their manufacture and characteristics; discuss theoretical models for strength and stiffness of composites; describe the overall process of engineering design, and the place in it of materials selection; deduce from standard test results the materials information required for design; analyse materials requirements and propose solutions to the selection problem in specified design situations. Content: Introduction to engineering materials, composites and their applications in engineering. Nature of engineering materials, of fibre composite materials, manufacturing processes, elastic behaviour; elements of classical thin laminate theory, strength, toughness; the use of commercial software for designing with composites. The design process; the designer and materials selection. Design aspects of elastic properties, strength and fracture toughness. Design procedures for creep in metals and plastics, extrapolation methods. Fatigue, master diagrams for design purposes, damage accumulation laws, application of fracture mechanics, designing against fatigue. Non-destructive evaluation of materials and component quality. Selection of a manufacturing process. Formalised procedures for materials selection. |
EG30024: Degradation of engineering materials |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: EX80CW20 |
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| Before taking this unit you must take EG30020 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: Building on EG10004 (Materials Chemistry), and developing ideas covered in EG30020 (Engineerimg Materials Chemistry), the aim of this unit is to cover key aspects of the degradation of engineering materials, mainly metals and alloys but also ceramics and polymers. The main degradation processes considered are thermal, physico-chemical and particle / wave irradiation. The effects of these degradation processes on materials properties are considered. Method of protection are also described. On completion students should have detailed understanding and knowledge of the degradation of engineering materials, and how degradation impacts on the processing and use of materials in engineering applications. Content: The unit is divided into the following sections (with approximate durations): 1. Degradation of metals and alloys: Cool aqueous corrosion(12 lectures) Hot corrosion(4 lectures) 2. Degradation of ceramics:(4 lectures) 3. Degradation of polymers:(4 lectures) 4. Case study:(2 lectures incorporated into one of the above sections). |
EG30026: Project |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: PR80OR20 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To provide experience in the performance of an extended research programme, involving assimilation of the relevant literature, planning and execution of experimental work, analysis of results, and the drawing and reporting of conclusions. On completion, the student should be able to: exploit information sources to familiarise himself with a new subject area; identify critical parameters in an experiment, measure and analyse them; recognise and account for factors limiting the precision of experimental measurements; write an extended report in acceptable style describing his findings; make a clear oral presentation of the project. Content: The student will carry out an experimental research project which is timetabled for one full day per week. This will be done under the guidance of a member of staff. In many cases the project will be part of a wider programme involving graduate students and research staff, so that the student will gain experience of research team work. |
EG30028: Biomedical & natural materials |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX80CW20 |
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| Aims & Learning Objectives: This course aims to give an appreciation of a range of topics that relate to the structure and properties of natural materials and the way in which natural and synthetic materials are linked at the interface between medicine and engineering. Content: 1. Biological materials The importance of the structure/properties relationship in 'engineering' materials. Mechanical properties - units and definitions. Stress, strain, Young's modulus, density, specific mechanical properties, toughness, elastic and viscoelastic deformation, damping. The principal hard and soft tissues in the body and their main anatomical functions: bone, teeth, cartilage, tendons & ligaments, skin, arterial wall, cervical tissue. Chemical and physical compositions: main chemical constituents - hydroxyapatite, dentine and enamel, aminoacids and mucopolysaccharides, proteoglycans (proteins), collagen, elastin. Crystalline and amorphous structures, polymers and composites. Performance of natural materials under stress: brittleness and toughness, yielding (plastic behaviour), fatigue, creep (viscoelasticity), rubbery behaviour, damping. Efficiency of bone structures. Mechanical response of hard and soft tissues in terms of their structures. 2. Prosthetics Use of biomaterials for replacement and repair of hard and soft tissues. Functional considerations - forces on joints, cyclic loading, wear and tear, body environment Materials used for implant purposes - metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers, composites Applications in the fields of orthopaedics, cardiovascular, dental, ocular, drug delivery and wound healing Evaluation of biomaterials - biocompatibility testing, corrosion, wear, deterioration. Students must have A-level Physics or Chemistry in order to undertake this unit. Natural science students must take EG20030 in conjunction with this unit. |
EG30041: Materials science 2 |
| Credits: 3 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX60CW40 |
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| Before taking this unit you must take EG10040 |
| Aims & Learning Objectives: This course develops from the introductory ideas of structure of materials presented in the first year and uses those ideas to show how the basic mechanics and physical properties of constructional materials are determined by their molecular and crystaline nature. The course forms a basis for the further development of an understanding of design aspects of materials at the macroscopic rather than the atomic level. The course identifies a number of aspects of the behaviour of building materials of specific importance to the engineer, with emphasis being on problems of design and selection of materials for given service conditions. Content: 1. Classification of engineering materials according to type and properties. 2. Elastic behaviour, linear and non-linear. The elastic moduli, anisotropy; elastic properties of crystals and poly-crystals; composite materials, rubber elasticity. 3. Viscoelastic behaviour and time dependent effects. 4. Strength of engineering materials. Theoretical and actual strengths of solids; improving the strength of real materials. Problems of designing with brittle materials. 5. Longer term effects. Fatigue and creep (introductory). 6. Durability of metals and plastics. Corrosion and environmental attack (introductory). Engineering design The process of engineering design in relation to materials evaluation and selection; relevance of measured properties to service conditions. Short-term mechanical effects Time-dependent behaviour of metals , plastics, concrete, timber; creep and fatigue; combined effects of fatigue and corrosion. Long term chemical behaviour Durability and ageing; changes in material properties in service conditions. Corrosion and protection of metals and alloys; environmental degredation of plastics; chemical degredation of concrete - sulphate attack, conversion of HAC etc.; biodeterioration of timber and protection methods; flammability and fire damage to building materials. Long term stability of adhesives and adhesive bonds. |
EG30061: Aerospace Materials |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX100 |
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or science degrees. Aims & Learning Objectives: The aim of the unit is to give engineering students an understanding of the nature of aerospace materials and how this determines their successful application in aerospace structures and machines. The learning objectives will include:- *An appreciation of the properties of engineering materials and how they arise. *An understanding of key areas of manufacturing technology which allow fabrication of the critical engineering component. *The importance of the correct choice of material and the factors limiting the service life of the component. *The significance of the manufacturing route in determining the economics and engineering viability of the component. *Methods for fault detection and life prediction. Content: Introduction, history and classification of aerospace materials. Materials for airframes-Aluminium Alloys; manufacturing route, heat treatments, properties, joining techniques. Titanium Alloys. Super-plastic forming. Diffusion bonding. Production, properties and applications Stainless and Maraging steels. Properties, fabrication and applications. Alloys and components for aeroengines. Manufacturing processes, properties, applications and failure modes. Steel, Titanium alloys, Honeycombs, High temperature alloys. Polycrystalline, directionally solidified and single crystal blades. Future technology. Thermal barrier coatings. Principles, processing and performance. Long Fibre Composites. Critical Fibre length. Aerospace manufacturing processes. Types of fibre and matrix. Composite honeycombs. Composites and design. Comparison of carbon fibre composites and aluminium alloys. Laminate analysis/ design. Material coupling. Failure criteria (strength and stiffness). Repair Systems. Metal matrix Composites. Degradation processes and control. NDT, its role in quality control and in in-service inspection of aircraft. Review of types of defect found in aircraft and their hazards. X-ray inspection, sources, recording, sensitivity, radiation safety. Dye penetrant crack detection. Ultrasonic testing, ultrasonic wave propagation and reflection. Transducers, coupling. A-scan, b-scan, c-scan, shear wave and surface wave inspection techniques. Electrical methods, eddy current, potential drop, magnetic methods. Special inspection problems posed by composite materials. "The ageing aircraft programme". |
EG30088: The wider context of environmental studies |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: CW40ES60 |
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| Before taking this unit you must (take CH10007 and take CH10008) or (take XX20001 and take EG20027) |
| Aims & Learning Objectives: To encourage students to integrate their knowledge of environmental studies; to relate this knowledge to a wider social, political and economic context; to develop critical judgement so as to be able to handle controversy wisely and fairly and to formulate their own opinions in a defensible manner. Content: Students will work in groups of about four, supported by tutorial guidance, on a small project related to an environmental issue. A series of seminars with expert speakers will be provided to encourage discussion of the broad issues identified in the 'aims' above. Towards the end of the first semester students will make an oral presentation of their project findings and submit a group project report. Each student will produce an extended essay arising from the topic of the project, which seeks to demonstrate achievement of the unit's aims. The essay will be submitted towards the end of the second semester. |
XX20001: Environmental studies: A crisis in material resources? A |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX85CW15 |
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| While taking this unit you must take EG20027 |
| Aims & Learning Objectives: Through a study of the science and technology of some renewable energy sources, students are encouraged to consider the broad questions as to whether there is an environmental 'crisis', whether there are limits to growth, and whether there can be sustainable development, and to start to develop defensible positions on these issues. Content: Energy The thermodynamics of power generation - 2nd Law of Thermodynamics considerations. Combustion of fossil fuels - effects on the environment: greenhouse effect, acid rain. The need to conserve fossil fuels: nuclear and alternative forms of energy. The possible future contribution and cost of some of the following energy alternatives. (i) Solar energy: various forms of solar collector, power generation from the concentration of solar energy; direct generation of energy. (ii) Wind energy: types of generator, horizontal and vertical axis, survey of existing machines and their performance, future developments. (iii) Wave energy: survey types of wave machine including those under development; methods of converting motion of wave machines into electricity;; the current funding situation; effects on the environment. (iv) Tidal energy: review of schemes, existing (e.g. La Rance) and proposed (e.g. Severn and Mersey): technical and environmental problems. (v) Geothermal energy: power generation from hyper-thermal fields, exploration, geological conditions necessary; review of current production (e.g. New Zealand, Japan), problems associated with high mineral content. Lower temperature sources: district heating schemes. Hot dry rock schemes: current state of the art, future possibilities. (vi) Biomass: current contributions, particularly in Third World countries; conversion of sugar into alcohol as petrol replacement (Brazil). Seminar programme combined with a student exercise such as a case study to encourage students to integrate the syllabus content and to relate the science and technology of environmental relevance to a wider social and economic context. Students must have Chemistry A-level or undertaken CH10056 & CH10057. |
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